On August 2, GM Elina Danielyan will play against Nadezhda Kosintseva of Russia with black pieces in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series first round.

The round robin tournament is under way in Rostov, with 12 girl chess players participating in.

The following chess players are to rival Armenia in the tournament next: Hou Yifan (China), Humpy Koneru (India), Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia), Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia), Katrina Lahno (Ukraine), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia), Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), Alisa Galliamova (Russia), Luan Rufei (China), Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia).